On Jul 9, 5:29?am, mm wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:19:27 -0700, batman

wrote:
My upstairs is really hot during the summer and my downstairs stays
cool.

Not uncommon.

My dad told me to start adding more insulation to the upstairs
attic. I am doing this but will that help the upstairs to cool down?

It will almost surely cause the hot attic not to heat the upstairs so
much.

If you stand on a chair, is the ceiling hot now? (I've never actually
checked my ceiling, but I wish I had before I put in the roof fan.)

Unless you have loads of insulation there now, more insulation should
help. I forget the recommendation but for fiberglass, the pink stuff
or the other color, I think it is something like 6 or 8 inches, as
amazing at that seems. Depending on where you live, etc. Don't rely
on me to remmeber a number.

Half of my upstairs is finished and there is 1 vent in each bedroom
(total of 2) I do not see anyreturn duct work.

The warm air may go down the stairs and enter the furnace/AC through
the stairwell. Find the intake to the AC and that will help make
things clear (It's on the ohter side of the AC from the output. )

If I install that will
that help?

I think so. WEar a dust mask to not inhale the insulation. If it's
not enough, come back here and talk about cooling the attic with a
roof fan or additional passive venting.

Make sure the upstairs vents are actually open. How mnay vents
downstairs? Maybe close one of them.

obstruct downstairs vents, this will force mre cold air upstairs and
it will flow back down the steps.

have you checked the filter? a dirty clogged filter can cause this